FATE OF NEW MARKET BUILDING AND ITS SEAPORT SITE PITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. AGAINST COMMUNITY AND POLS

The New Market Building opened in 1939 as the last structure to be erected for the Fulton Fish Market. Now New York City’s Economic Development Corp. says that it and its supporting pier have to be torn down. (Photo and article: Terese Loeb Kreuzer).

Downtown Post NYC, Vol. 5, No. 4, Feb. 25, 2018; Fate of New Market Building and its Seaport Site Pits Economic Development Corp. Against Community and Pols:
“As a glass-enclosed shopping mall and concert venue erected by The Howard Hughes Corporation nears completion on Pier 17 in the South Street Seaport, the fate of a neighboring 79-year-old building on South Street is causing anger, frustration and even anguish among people who care about the historic Seaport. ”

WHO WE ARE

Friends of South Street Seaport (FOSSS) is a neighborhood organization that strongly believes public land should not be privatized, and as such is a violation of the community’s right to enjoy existing public assets. Altering or moving existing buildings at the Seaport and its surrounds destroys its historical context. These principles should be the cornerstones for any future development of the Historic District. Responsible development takes into account these principles resulting in a vision that protects and elevates the national treasure that is our South Street Seaport.

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Seaport New Market Site Poll

The New Market Site which is PUBLIC property should remain in the hands of the public.

Friends of South Street Seaport

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